Everything that you’ve done up to this point leads to this single sweet spot; and it is here that you … become the strongest version of yourself. via The Transcendent Rep *** While many career bloggers wring their hands about resume length, fonts and keywords, I get all ‘jazz hands’ over more enriching and meaningful details. […]

By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter When shift happens in your life and your career, are you ready to enact the bold moves? Or, do you pump your fists, shed a few tears and then continue life and job search strategy as usual? Lethargy and frustration infect our bodies and our minds when we realize our fitness and nutrition routines […]

By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter International Talent Management Strategist Dorothy Dalton recently wrote a compelling blog post:“The Hard Truth About Soft Skills,” which absolutely nails the value of soft skills in a career story resume. Dalton describes how resumes that come to her attention often do so based on the “high incidence of hard skills in the text,” but […]

By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter While I write resumes for a living, I realize (and prefer) that it isn’t “my way or the highway.” How bland of a career marketing world would it be if every resume was written by some formulaic approach? Unfortunately, though, myriad people seem to want to legislate resume writing into a tiny […]

By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter The swell of career advice blogs, articles and Tweets is more pronounced than ever. The popular pitching of pithy Do’s and Don’ts asserting how to write a no-fail resume, easy ways to build a personal brand and attract your perfect company, top 10 strategies to get past the human resources gatekeeper […]

By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter In my latest post at Glassdoor.com, I speak to the topic of focusing inward on your career now that summer has relinquished its baton to fall. Your kids back to school, it’s time to expend your energies on your next career opportunity. With that said, words of caution come to mind in […]

By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Whether job seeking now, or in the future, you can unearth value from the Wild West of Twitter. Though your inclination initially may be to gain company, human resource, recruiter and collegial contacts as well as resume, job search and interview support, I challenge you to restrain initial impulses to focus solely […]

By Robert P. Poindexter Joshua Slocum was the first man to sail around the world alone. He had little formal education and was dead broke when he set out on the adventure that would guarantee his place in history. More than a hundred years later, his name is still spoken in reverent tones by modern […]

By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Consumed by the dull roar of the same-old same-old resume advice, I was inspired to write my latest TalentCulture post on the value of a strategically written marketing message versus building a tactical resume. To read why NOT being a resume writing sheep will catapult your career search to new heights, please […]

I’m not going to lie: It’s been a rough couple of days around here for me. The weather has been absolutely horrendous, and for those of you who know me, a long stretch of inclement weather usually sets the tone for everything else in my life. Ok, weather gods, look at the calendar!! It’s the […]